Daily Consultations with equip clients 

A Practical Calling

Hello there,

I have been asked lately by a lot of people what I am up to these days.

Well, in the Fall of 2006 I will be part of a team called equip from the U.S.A. that will go to Cape Town, South Africa for about 2 weeks to partner with local business professionals in a transformational venture. Working with believers in Cape Town, South Africa, we will help re-purpose companies to align them with God’s agenda of transforming the societies.

I have discussed this with a couple of people who have asked what this is all about.
equip is a missions organization with a vision of repurposing businesses for kingdom service.
equip has trained over 170 consultants to help repurpose businesses in South Africa and Indonesia since 2003. They are now branching to other nations including India, and will have eight teams going abroad in 2006.

The equip Vision is Repurposing Business—Transforming Society™
· Repurposing – using practical, proven frameworks and tools to re-cast business practices in the mold of Truth
· Business – medium sized, entrepreneurs, community-based core businesses
o An effective vehicle for completing the Great Commission
o A time-tested platform for missions
o Reaching most of the people within a culture that they know: work, global business culture
o Tremendous leverage when business owners understand that their business is their household
· Transforming – God is in the transformation business. The prize that he won for the price that he paid is transformation, not just of individuals, but of…
· Society – when we were commissioned with the words “Go into all the world…” Jesus gave us a mandate to change whole ethnic groups. Practically, this started with individuals and households, and it extended to whole communities or societies.

I am investing about 70 hours in weekly training meetings and 30 hours of preparation and reading outside of these sessions prior to the mission venture in the Fall. I am developing a deeper understanding of subjects such as business as a calling, the reasons why business can and should be ministry, the interplay between vocational training and ministry gifts, the eternal principles for every aspect of business, cross-cultural missions, and trends in church planting.

My responsibilities in Cape Town, South Africa will include:
· Daily consultations with a South African company on how to be re-purposed
· Developing a Kingdom scorecard for my client that includes what is good for their business today while also producing eternal results
· Facilitating collaboration among different churches and ministries and businesses
· Participation at times in various prayer & evangelism events.


Prayer support is essential as we break new ground. I would covet your prayers as mentioned below. Each team member is responsible for enlisting at least 10 prayer supporters. Also, I am raising funds for my own expenses and for the expansion of the ministry into new frontiers, including Africa, Asia and certain Muslim nations.

I will be in South Africa for over two weeks in the Fall & daily updates will be posted on the equip website during that time. I would appreciate your partnering in this effort with me and indicate the role you would like to play in this kingdom venture by filling out the appropriate portion of the form below and returning it to the equip office as appropriate.

May you be richly blessed,
Teju

www.repurposing.biz


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Print and mail this form to: Rebecca Muir, 572 Mountain View Way, Emerald Hills, CA 94062
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Please print this page, cut along line and keep bottom section as a reminder of your prayer commitment.
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I will pray for and the South Africa equip team every:
› Mon. › Tues. › Wed. › Thurs. › Fri. › Sat. › Sun.
Please pray for:
q Effective consultations with client companies
q Strengthening of relationships with the entrepreneurs in community businesses
q Personal spiritual growth, a servant’s heart & readiness to hear God
q Physical, mental and emotional strength and stamina
q Protection while traveling and while in South Africa.

equip Consultants pray for their clients.